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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (August 21, 1872 March 16, 1898) was an influential English artist, illustrator, and author. He was born in Brighton, England..

"No language is rude that can boast polite writers."

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"In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, a lack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit?"

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